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#CFB5BA

Silver · light warm pink

About #CFB5BA

#CFB5BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 71% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.3), with Dusty Rose the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5CFCA (powder blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green181
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.3
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CFB5BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB5BA.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #CFB5BA.
10.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFB5BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFB5BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B8B9BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBDBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4B4B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFB5BA?

#CFB5BA is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 71% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFB5BA?

Use black text. Black on #CFB5BA has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFB5BA?

Its complementary colour is #B5CFCA, and analogous partners are #CFB5C7 and #CFBDB5.